Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mr. Lincoln” in chapter 19, page 146 of John F. Hume, The abolitionists together with personal memories of the struggle for human rights:
...of the motive underlying the proclamation of the President, but of its effect.
Without it he could not have been renominated and re-elected.
Another observation, in order to be entirely just to Mr. Lincoln , after what has been stated, would at this point seem to be called for. There is no doubt that from the first he was at heart an Anti-Slavery man, which is saying a good deal for one
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